text_original: Soon after, the transference of the Imperial Court to Con  stantinople left the Bishop of Rome incomparably the greatest figure in the city by the Tiber. And as Christianity spread through Western Europe the authority of the Roman See grew constantly wider.
text_transcription: SOON AFTER THE TRANSFERENCE OF THE IMPERIAL COURT TO CONSTANTINOPLE LEFT THE BISHOP OF ROME INCOMPARABLY THE GREATEST FIGURE IN THE CITY BY THE TIBER AND AS CHRISTIANITY SPREAD THROUGH WESTERN EUROPE THE AUTHORITY OF THE ROMAN SEE GREW CONSTANTLY WIDER
phonemes: sˈuːn ˈæftɚ, ðə tɹænsfˈɜːɹəns ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl kˈɔːɹt tə kˈɑːn stˌæntɪnˈoʊpəl lˈɛft ðə bˈɪʃəp ʌv ɹˈoʊm ɪŋkˈɑːmpɚɹəbli ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst fˈɪɡjɚɹ ɪnðə sˈɪɾi baɪ ðə tˈaɪbɚ. ænd æz kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi spɹˈɛd θɹuː wˈɛstɚn jˈʊɹɹəp ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən sˈiː ɡɹˈuː kˈɑːnstəntli wˈaɪdɚ.